Michael Keaton mentioned that the Hulu series 'Dope Sick' is based on a book of the same name, and he is an executive producer for the show. It was a project he wanted to do because he had personally lost a nephew to fentanyl.
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Yeah, based on the book, Dope Sick.
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Episode: Michael Keaton
Michael Keaton mentioned that the Hulu series 'Dope Sick' is based on a book of the same name, and he is an executive producer for the show. It was a project he wanted to do because he had personally lost a nephew to fentanyl.
The opioid crisis was discussed, and this book, along with others by Patrick Radden Keefe and Barry Meier, was mentioned as having been read by the host.
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I've read everything, watched every show. I followed all this stuff, whether it's Patrick Rattenkeef or Barry Meyer writing those amazing books and obviously Dope Sick and all the other things and all...
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The opioid crisis was discussed, and this book, along with others by Patrick Radden Keefe and Barry Meier, was mentioned as having been read by the host.
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I've read everything, watched every show. I followed all this stuff, whether it's Patrick Rattenkeef or Barry Meyer writing those amazing books and obviously Dope Sick and all the other things and all the various Sundry Sackler things.
Beth Macy wrote a book about the origins of the opioid crisis. She described the people who had terrible chronic pain due to hard physical labor and then got prescriptions for oxycodone. When the doctor stopped prescribing, they turned to the street and used heroin, which led to the rise of fentanyl.
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She wrote such a great book called Dope Sick on the origins of this crisis.
Beth Macy wrote a book about the origins of the opioid crisis. She described the people who had terrible chronic pain due to hard physical labor and then got prescriptions for oxycodone. When the doctor stopped prescribing, they turned to the street and used heroin, which led to the rise of fentanyl.
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She wrote such a great book called Dope Sick on the origins of this crisis.
She's based down in Southwestern Virginia around Roanoke.
The book, 'Dope Sick', by Beth Macy, was mentioned as a fantastic read about the origins of the opioid crisis. The author, based in Southwestern Virginia, traced the crisis back to people who performed hard physical labor, often experiencing chronic pain, and were prescribed OxyContin. When doctors stopped prescribing the drug, these individuals turned to heroin, and then fentanyl, a highly concentrated and easily trafficked substance.
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This is one of the things a fantastic author, Beth Macy, she wrote such a great book called Dope Sick on the origins of this crisis.
She's based down in Southwestern Virginia around Roanoke.
So right next door to West Virginia, that whole area has been hit so incredibly hard as has Kentucky.
All of Appalachia has been hit so incredibly hard.
And she really traces it back to people who were doing hard physical labor and they had terrible chronic pain.
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